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Kyllä. Mutta hän vain allekirjoitti sen, mitä Kongressi oli päättänyt.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Defense_Authorization_Act
Fighter Sale to Turkey Could Pit Trump Against Congress
A battle is brewing over the transfer of F-35 fighter jets.
june 22
https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/06/2...sia-s-400-national-defense-authorization-act/
Congress can make it significantly more difficult for Turkey to get its F-35s, said Joel Johnson of the Teal Group consulting firm, but the administration has no intention of blocking the sale.
“There is a struggle between the Congress and the Trump administration, [and] the Trump people seem to be much less worried about the Russians than the Congress is,” Johnson said. “If I were a betting man, I would bet that the Turks will get their F-35s. But that isn’t to say there won’t be some political blood on the floor between now and then.”
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis warns Congress not to block Turkey from F-35 program
july 23
https://www.defensenews.com/congres...ngress-not-to-block-turkey-from-f-35-program/
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is urging Congress not to
bar Turkey from purchasing the Lockheed Martin F-35, arguing that to do so would trigger an international “supply chain disruption” resulting in delays and higher costs for the $100 million aircraft.
“At this time, I oppose removal of Turkey from the F-35 program,” Mattis said in a letter to lawmakers
negotiating over the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act. Turkey, a NATO ally who has invested $1.25 billion in the program since 2002, plans to buy 100 aircraft.
“If the Turkish supply chain was disrupted today, it would result in an aircraft production break, delaying delivery of 50-75 F-35s, and would take approximately 18-24 months to re-source parts and recover.”
Congress blocks F-35 fighter shipments to Turkey
july 24
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jul/24/congress-officially-blocks-f-35-fighter-shipments-/
Congressional defense lawmakers officially barred deliveries of the fifth-generation F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to Turkish forces, inserting the ban into the final version of the Pentagon’s budget blueprint for the upcoming fiscal year.
House and Senate conferees adopted the legislation, which prohibits shipments of the advanced, multi-role jet fighter to Ankara’s forces until the Pentagon delivers “an assessment of a significant change in Turkish participation in the F-35 program, including the potential elimination of such participation,” defense lawmakers wrote.
Defense lawmakers also demanded the immediate release of U.S. Pastor Andrew Brunson, as well as any other “U.S. citizens wrongfully or unlawfully detained in
Turkey,” in legislative language included in the defense spending bill, now headed to the White House for President Trump’s signature.
Brunson was charged with espionage and having links to terror groups. According to Turkish prosecutors, Mr. Brunson allegedly worked with U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen to overthrow Mr. Erdogan in 2016, and also assisted the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK.
The F-35 has been used as a geopolitical pawn between Washington and Ankara, with congressional lawmakers looking to pressure
Turkey over its increased military ties to Russia. Last week, a top U.S. diplomat warned
Turkey of the “serious downside” to its proposed deal to buy Russian-made anti-missile weapons, saying sanctions levied by Congress over the deal would only be the beginning if Ankara presses forward.
